When My Fair Lady Met Paphos in Cyprus
Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw which is a comedy about love and the English class system.
Trump’s Words: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
every word that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth is either part of a lie or part of some elaborate fantasy
Smart TV? It’s All Greek to Me!
The Greek language, written or spoken, has always been a mystery to me. Despite the fact I have lived in Greek speaking Cyprus for thirteen years.
Throwing in the Holiday Towel
Going on holiday seems to be the focus for many people in the pandemic lockdown. Holiday memories will keep us sane, no matter how embarrassing they are.
It’s a Blue Dawn in Cyprus
Here in Cyprus, Paphos to be precise, it’s a few minutes past 6am on February 28th, 2021 and the dawn of a new day has arrived and the sky is blue. That sentence above is perhaps a little simplistic, some literary types may even describe is...
The Age We Live In
Age and time go hand in hand.
Cyprus Covid-19 Vaccine Scandal
The world breathed a collective sigh of relief when the first vaccine against Covid-19 was released. Now though, amid nervous words from the chattering masses, it seems here in Cyprus we may have hit a potential glitch with the mass vaccination...
A Happy Hippie’s Travel Gap Year
I was a senior-executive by the time I was twenty, was going nowhere and that I needed to broaden my travel horizons.
The Nature of the Orange Rat
What’s the connection, dear reader, between fruit, the word black, the sea and Covid-19? Okay, I can see you’re flummoxed so I’ll tell you. The fruit in question is oranges, as in the the picture above. Yes, I know they’re...
Pandemic, Armageddon and Chips
During this Coronavirus lockdown I haven’t really wanted to do too much other than what I’ve been doing, i.e., writing. My normal work has been disrupted so much that there’s no business coming in, so my writing has been...
The American Trump Epidemic
The virus is the be all and end all that has come to dominate our lives since 2016.
The Slow Tick of a Time Bomb on Your Pets
The current lockdown here in Cyprus means we can’t go outside our premises just for the hell of it, except to walk our dog. For any other purpose we need to send a text message to a special number giving a reason why we want to go out, our...
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